15-Day Madagascar South and East Safari Explorer | Baobabs, Isalo and Rainforest Lemurs

Welcome to Madagascar! On arrival in Antananarivo (Tana), meet your representative and transfer to your hotel.

Pack binoculars, neutral clothing, and sun protection; early starts often deliver the best sightings and softer light. Travel days are planned with realistic drive times, and your driver-guide adjusts timing for light, weather, and animal activity. Your guide keeps a comfortable pace with regular stops for photos, water, and wildlife interpretation. Depending on timing, explore colorful markets or colonial avenues before a welcome dinner featuring Malagasy flavors. Meals: dinner.

Morning cultural highlights in the capital precede a domestic flight west to Morondava on the coast.

Travel days are planned with realistic drive times, and your driver-guide adjusts timing for light, weather, and animal activity. Your guide keeps a comfortable pace with regular stops for photos, water, and wildlife interpretation. Afternoon at leisure by the beach or wandering the fishing harbor as the Indian Ocean breeze sets a relaxed tone. Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Pre-dawn departure catches sunrise among the iconic baobabs—a photographer’s dream.

Pack binoculars, neutral clothing, and sun protection; early starts often deliver the best sightings and softer light. Travel days are planned with realistic drive times, and your driver-guide adjusts timing for light, weather, and animal activity. Your guide keeps a comfortable pace with regular stops for photos, water, and wildlife interpretation. Kirindy Reserve reveals fossa, lemurs, and unique dry-forest species before returning for golden-hour baobab photography. Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Fly south to Tulear, gateway to the southwest, with optional canoe visits to Vezo fishing villages or Reniala spiny forest.

Travel days are planned with realistic drive times, and your driver-guide adjusts timing for light, weather, and animal activity. Your guide keeps a comfortable pace with regular stops for photos, water, and wildlife interpretation. Continue to Ifaty for sandy shores and reef access—perfect for snorkeling or simply unwinding. Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Coastal boat transfer brings you to remote Anakao, a laid-back beach village facing turquoise waters.

Pack binoculars, neutral clothing, and sun protection; early starts often deliver the best sightings and softer light. Travel days are planned with realistic drive times, and your driver-guide adjusts timing for light, weather, and animal activity. Your guide keeps a comfortable pace with regular stops for photos, water, and wildlife interpretation. Afternoon free to swim, snorkel, or watch dhows along the shoreline. Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Optional excursions include Nosy Ve for red-tailed tropicbirds or Tsimanampetsotsa Reserve for flamingos and limestone formations.

Pack binoculars, neutral clothing, and sun protection; early starts often deliver the best sightings and softer light. Travel days are planned with realistic drive times, and your driver-guide adjusts timing for light, weather, and animal activity. Your guide keeps a comfortable pace with regular stops for photos, water, and wildlife interpretation. Otherwise enjoy beach time and fresh seafood dinners under the stars. Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Travel inland toward Ranohira, the gateway to Isalo National Park’s sandstone canyons and wide horizons.

Pack binoculars, neutral clothing, and sun protection; early starts often deliver the best sightings and softer light. Travel days are planned with realistic drive times, and your driver-guide adjusts timing for light, weather, and animal activity. Your guide keeps a comfortable pace with regular stops for photos, water, and wildlife interpretation. Evening at leisure with dramatic sunset colors over the southern highlands. Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Guided hikes through Isalo’s canyons, natural pools, and eroded formations showcase Madagascar’s desert-like beauty.

Pack binoculars, neutral clothing, and sun protection; early starts often deliver the best sightings and softer light. Travel days are planned with realistic drive times, and your driver-guide adjusts timing for light, weather, and animal activity. Your guide keeps a comfortable pace with regular stops for photos, water, and wildlife interpretation. Look for ring-tailed lemurs, birds, and unique succulents along the trails. Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Scenic drive to Fianarantsoa, a highland city known for vineyards and terraced hills.

Pack binoculars, neutral clothing, and sun protection; early starts often deliver the best sightings and softer light. Travel days are planned with realistic drive times, and your driver-guide adjusts timing for light, weather, and animal activity. Your guide keeps a comfortable pace with regular stops for photos, water, and wildlife interpretation. Stroll old town streets and sample local cuisine before tomorrow’s rainforest leg. Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Enter lush Ranomafana National Park, a misty rainforest famed for golden bamboo lemurs and rich biodiversity.

Travel days are planned with realistic drive times, and your driver-guide adjusts timing for light, weather, and animal activity. Your guide keeps a comfortable pace with regular stops for photos, water, and wildlife interpretation. Guided forest walks seek lemurs, chameleons, and the elusive leaf-tailed gecko; optional village stroll or hot springs soak. Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Depart the rainforest for the central highlands, stopping in Ambositra for traditional woodcarving workshops.

Pack binoculars, neutral clothing, and sun protection; early starts often deliver the best sightings and softer light. Travel days are planned with realistic drive times, and your driver-guide adjusts timing for light, weather, and animal activity. Your guide keeps a comfortable pace with regular stops for photos, water, and wildlife interpretation. Arrive in Antsirabe, a spa town with volcanic lakes and craft markets. Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Return toward the capital through rolling highland scenery and rice paddies.

Pack binoculars, neutral clothing, and sun protection; early starts often deliver the best sightings and softer light. Travel days are planned with realistic drive times, and your driver-guide adjusts timing for light, weather, and animal activity. Your guide keeps a comfortable pace with regular stops for photos, water, and wildlife interpretation. Afternoon free in Tana for last-minute shopping or café time. Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Drive east to Andasibe, stopping at a reptile farm to see chameleons and geckos up close.

Pack binoculars, neutral clothing, and sun protection; early starts often deliver the best sightings and softer light. Travel days are planned with realistic drive times, and your driver-guide adjusts timing for light, weather, and animal activity. Your guide keeps a comfortable pace with regular stops for photos, water, and wildlife interpretation. Afternoon visit to Vakona Lemur Island for close encounters with habituated lemurs. Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Early walk in Andasibe-Mantadia listens for indri calls echoing through the canopy.

Pack binoculars, neutral clothing, and sun protection; early starts often deliver the best sightings and softer light. Travel days are planned with realistic drive times, and your driver-guide adjusts timing for light, weather, and animal activity. Your guide keeps a comfortable pace with regular stops for photos, water, and wildlife interpretation. Return to Antananarivo in the afternoon for a final night in the capital. Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Transfer to the airport for your international departure, ending a diverse loop through south beaches, canyons, and eastern rainforest.

Pack binoculars, neutral clothing, and sun protection; early starts often deliver the best sightings and softer light. Travel days are planned with realistic drive times, and your driver-guide adjusts timing for light, weather, and animal activity. Your guide keeps a comfortable pace with regular stops for photos, water, and wildlife interpretation. Depart with photos of baobabs, lemurs, and landscapes found nowhere else on Earth. Meals: breakfast.